Hypatopa binotella (Thunberg, 1794) Species
Last modified: Nov. 25, 2025, 8:42 p.m.
A rare species which occurs mainly on sandy soil, more frequently observed in the Kempen
Details
- Classification
- Family: Blastobasidae > Genus: Hypatopa > Species: Hypatopa binotella
- Vernacular names
- Vijfvlekspaandermot (NL), Zehnpunkt-Nadelwaldmotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1906a. Catalogue raisonné des Microlépidoptères de Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société entomologique de Belgique XIII: 1–172; XIV: 1–155. On page 39.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan between 18 and 22 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late May till mid-August. They are most reported from June.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Decaying vegetable matter
The larva lives on fallen needles of different species of pine trees.
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